NEW YORK, Aug 16, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - US investigators have issued new subpoenas
to the mayor of New York as part of a corruption inquiry linked to his 2021
election campaign, the New York Times reported Thursday.

Three federal subpoenas were issued in July to Adams, City Hall and his
election committee, each seeking a broad range of potential evidence
including cell phone messages and physical documents, the title reported.

Adams, the second Black mayor of the US financial capital, has been dogged by
a slew of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and claims of
corruption.

The FBI and local prosecutors have been investigating whether a New York
construction firm, alleged to have ties to the Turkish government, used
fronts to donate money to Adams's mayoral election campaign that saw him take
office in 2022.

"Like previous administrations that had to go through subpoenas, you
participate, you cooperate," Adams told the ABC7 New York broadcaster.

"I've made it clear, I'm a former law enforcement officer, I've stated over
and over again -- I hold myself beyond reproach."

The FBI declined to comment, and the prosecutor's office overseeing the probe
also did not answer calls for comment.

Adams has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.